Fillable Printable Drive Time Log Sheet

Drive Time Log Sheet

DRIVE TIME LOG SHEET

YOUR INSTRUCTION PERMIT...

If you are under 18, you must comply with the following

requirements:

You must be 16 years of age to be issued an instruction permit

unless…

You have completed and passed the classroom portion of an

approved driver education course then you may be issued an

instruction permit at the age of 15 years. You must submit proof

of completion, along with your identication, at the time you apply

for the permit.

Or, if you have completed a State-approved 4-hour driver awareness

course, then you may be issued a permit at 15 years/6 months. You

must submit proof of completion, along with your identication, at the

time you apply for the permit.

You are required to hold your rst instruction permit for at least twelve

months and be at least 16 years of age before you can get a driver’s

license in Colorado. This means that if you get your permit on your

15th birthday, you will have to hold the permit until your 16th birthday

before you can apply for the license.

You are required, by law, to complete behind-the-wheel training

before you can be issued your driver’s license if you are under the

age of 16 years, 6 months at the time you apply for your driver’s

license. The BTW training can be administered two ways: you can

take 6 hours with a driving instructor from a department-approved

school or, if there isn’t a driving school that offers BTW training at

least 20 hours per week with an address that is within 30 miles of

the permit holder’s residence, you may complete 12 hours with a

parent, guardian or alternate permit supervisor.

At the time you apply for your driver’s license, you are also required,

by law, to submit a log of your driving experience. The log sheet must

show a minimum total of 50 hours, with 10 hours of those 50 hours

having been driven at night. The Drive Time Log Sheet is used any

time you drive. The appropriate box is lled in by the parent/guardian

driving with you or by the driver authorized by your parent/guardian

to accompany you while you are driving. They will ll in the date, the

total drive time, the amount of night driving (if any) and their initials.

The Comments section is optional for licensing purposes, but is

useful for you to track your progress. The Driver Time Log Sheet is

the only log sheet acceptable as proof of the required 50 hours of

driving time unless the log sheet you are presenting is from a state-

approved Commercial Driving School, Driver Education or 3rd-party

testing organization. The 50 hour total may include your 6-hour

BTW training, if your BTW training was with your driver’s education

teacher. If you complete 12 hours of BTW training with your parent/

guardian/alternate permit supervisor, the 12 hours is IN ADDITION

to the 50 hour requirement of the log sheet, for a total of 62 hours.

You may make photocopies of the log sheet if you need more than

one to complete your 50 hours.

When you have reached your required totals, your parent,

stepparent, guardian or grandparent with Power of Attorney

(the same person that signed the DR 2460, Afdavit of Liability and

Guardianship, for you to get your permit) or your driver education

instructor must then verify total driving time and total night driving

time on your log sheet(s). These totals are entered on the appropriate

lines on the back of the last log sheet. The parent/guardian or driver

education instructor will then sign and date only the back of the log

sheet that has the nal completed totals.

Once you have held your instruction permit for at least 12 full

months, and you are at least 16 years of age, you are eligible to

apply for your license. You will need to bring the completed original

Drive Time Log Sheet(s) with you when you come in. You must

submit the completed Drive Time Log Sheet at the time you

apply for your license. If your parent/guardian/alternate permit

supervisor administered the required behind-the-wheel training,

they will complete the back of a DR2460, the Afdavit of Completion

of a Driver Education Classroom Course or BTW. Reminder, drive

tests at driver’s license ofces are by appointment, only.

YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE...

When you are issued your driver’s license, if you are under the age

of 18, there are still a few things you need to be aware of. The law

does not allow you to carry a passenger under the age of 21 until you

have held your license for at least 6 months. And, you can’t carry

more than one passenger under 21 until you’ve held your license for

at least one year. The exceptions to this are if your parent/guardian

is with you, or there is an adult passenger 21 or older who has a

valid license and has held that license for at least one year, or the

passenger under 21 needs emergency medical assistance or is a

member of your immediate family.

While you are under 18, you cannot drive between the hours of 12:00

midnight and 5:00 a.m. unless you have held your license for at

least one year. The exceptions to this are if your parent/guardian is

with you, or there is an adult passenger 21 or older who has a valid

license and has held that license for at least one year, or it is an

emergency, or you are an emancipated minor with a valid license. You

may drive between midnight and 5:00 a.m. if it’s to a school or school-

authorized activity where the school doesn’t provide transportation.

You will need a signed statement from the school ofcial showing

the date of the activity. And, you may drive between midnight and

5:00 a.m., if it’s to and from work. You must carry a signed statement

from your employer verifying your employment.

While you are under the age of 18, when you carry any allowed

passengers, everyone riding with you must wear their seat belt.

Only one passenger can ride in the front seat with you. You can

only carry as many passengers in the back seat as there are seat

belts.

Colorado law prohibits drivers under 18 years age from using a cell

or mobile phone while driving unless it is to contact the police or re

department or it is an emergency. Drivers 18 and older may not use

a cell or mobile telephone for text messaging while driving unless it

is to contact the police or re department or it is an emergency. Your

license expires 20 days after your 21st birthday. Have a safe journey

and we will see you when you turn 21.

Student’s Name ______________________________ Permit Number ________________________________

DR 2324 (07/15/10)

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

The verifying signature must be from one of the signers of the Afdavit of Liability and Guardianship, form DR 2460, or from the

Driver Education Instructor. Please check all totals prior to signing. By signing below, I certify that the above total hours of

driving experience is true and accurate.

Signed ___________________________________________________________ Date ______________________